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Late 30s, but got good at it during a layoff in my early 40s. Now 52.

I'm with all the above. For me, 6/8 is favorite. 5/8 I have to rinse too much. It's about what works for you...try a couple other sizes, +/- thumb notches & jimps, and see what rocks your world the...

Well, the rotting core story put me off, for sure. My apparent neglect is a reasoned one, though, FWIW. The water here precipitates out all sort of soap scum--and the hotter the water, the worse the...

After the 8k Norton, I go to a 12k Naniwa then to the natural that works best with the steel. For my Sheffield blades, that's a slow coti I found in an old family toolbox. For Solingen blades, it's...

The most oil I put on a strop at one time, if I feel it's REALLY dry, is as much as I get by rubbing it across my forehead before the morning's ablutions. Don't do this with the diamond side or...

To piggyback on a few other comments here, yes, step back and don't attempt your entire shave with this new blade. Do the easy bits with it and use your feather for the rest, expanding your range as...

Howdy folks,

For the last few months I've skipped rinsing and drying my brush after shaving. Before that, I'd always assiduously rinsed it and dried it under a blowdryer, and would have hard-water...

Well, a silver sharpie maybe! And you know, I've got one... Better than a tattoo, probably, since the color's a moving target.

Sounds like tattoos would work, too.

After years of shaving, I've finally decided on a good way to keep my sideburns at a consistent length. It's hard for many of us because our ears aren't level, and/or our eyes aren't level... it's...

I'm fond of my Hastings Triplet. Bausch & Lomb's is the cheapest, probably around $40-50 now for the 10x. It's got the best resolution you'll get short of a full, high-quality microscope. Resolution...

Hey guys, just crawling out from under a really big rock. Won't make it this year; have committments in Durango. Have a big heap-o-fun!


Tim

On the 9x20 lathe boards I've seen a lot of guys take DC motors from old treadmills and use those as variable-speed drives. Whatever their HP or watt ratings, multiply by 80% and don't load them any...

I was also going to suggest Neil, and the idea of a second shave-ready razor is also a good one.

For learning to strop, newspaper is a great medium. Fold a half sheet four or so times, anchor...

I love the cucumber/aloe one. It has no alcohol. In the U.S. you can consistently find it at the GNC stores; other folks might not include it in their lineup.

I've got one of their sample-size...

Pretty high-quality bunch of blades you've got there! Your best bet for starting to use them would be to send two out for professionaly honing. Use one regularly, and use the other once a month to...

Welcome and happy shaving!

As far as I know, the coti is the only hone that gets its cutting power from garnets. Could well be wrong.

I'd really love to see microscope photos of different hones' slurries.

You can put the label on the rougher side. I put down one coat of varnish, let it dry, then another and let the label settle into it, let it dry, then put a couple more coats over the label.
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Hi Triad, and by the way, Welcome to SRP. You're in good hands here.

It sounds like you've got prep down pretty well; you've been wet-shaving a while. Here's what I experience when a blade is...

Welcome to SRP! I agree with the posts that say to skip the Shavette; they are a bit dicier than real straights. The edges are crazy crazy crazy sharp, and to shave you only need crazy sharp. There...

I was cold-brewing green tea for the last few months, for my workday tea. I'd just put a couple bags in a quart stainless bottle, fill with cold water, pour in some honey, seal it up, and go. The...

What we experience as camaraderie may appear to some people as smugness, personality cult, insularity, or other negative that's potential in social groups that share such a tight focus. None of those...

Hi guys, great thread. I've been eyeballing a slate face outside Ouray Colorado. If I remember right from some discussion of the Welsh slates, you get good hones when there's an igneous intrusion...

I'll second lathering your face in sections. Or, lather the whole thing then rinse and relather as necessary. My upper lip and chin always get a rinse and relather; that ensures those extra-tough...